free for all: open licensing at national library of scotland

FREE FOR ALL OPEN LICENSING AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

FREE FOR ALL – OPEN LICENSING AT NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND

WHAT I’LL COVER

�  the definition �  the Library �  the background �  the drivers �  the issues �  the policy �  some tips

CC-BYNa(onalLibraryofScotland


DEFINITION – OPEN LICENSING

•  openly licensing content allows people to use it for free and forever

•  copyrighted works are licensed from All rights reserved to Some rights reserved

•  the 5Rs Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute

CC-BYGillHamilton


PRINT AND MANUSCRIPTS



IMAGE COLLECTIONS



MOVING IMAGE AND SOUND



MAP COLLECTIONS



DIGITISED, BORN-DIGITAL & NON PRINT LEGAL DEPOSIT



METADATA <descrip(onTableID>14441</descrip(onTableID><objectIden(fierValue>74548990</objectIden(fierValue><(tle>Someshellcasesontheroadsideinthefrontarea,thecontentsofwhichhavebeendespatchedoverintotheGermanlines</(tle><descrip(on>Lonesoldiersurroundedbyamountainofemptyshellcases,France.ThisloneBri(shsoldieruptohiskneesinspentshellcases,offersastrikingimpressionofthedestruc(onthattookplaceontheWesternFront.<keywordkeywordAuthority="AAT"keywordTableID="3738">Roadsides</keyword><keywordkeywordAuthority="AAT"keywordTableID="3064">Soldiers</keyword><namewhoAuthority="NoAuthority"whoTableID="114"whoType="Photographer">

Aitken,Thomas(Tom)Keith,b.1879</name><placeplaceAuthority="TGN"placeTableID="542"TGNplaceName="France"

placeType="Placewriben,created,manufactured,produced,taken(ofphotographs),etc"longitude="2.0000"la(tude="46.0000">Europe,France(na(on)

</place>CC-BYNa(onalLibraryofScotland


THE BACKGROUND

AN AD HOC APPROACH


THE BACKGROUND– AD HOC

CC-BYInternetArchive,Crea(veCommons



CopyrightYahooInc.



CC-BYOpenKnowledge,W3C



CC-BYEuropeana


THE BACKGROUND – AD HOC

CC-BYWikimediaFounda(on


THE DRIVERS – ADMINSTRATIVE & LEGISLATIVE DRIVERS


THE DRIVERS – THE STRATEGY

REMOVE barriers

IMPROVE

access and use



THE DRIVERS – THE PEOPLE

Digital Access Manager

Intellectual Property Officer Wikimedian-in-Residence


A CONSIDERED APPROACH



THE ISSUES

�  no existing policy

“My policy is to have no

policy” Abraham Lincoln

THE ISSUES – for the Library


�  no existing policy

�  create, agree, publish & implement policy




�  no existing policy �  create, agree, publish & implement policy

�  inconsistency




�  inconsistency

�  metadata, content licenses





�  inconsistency �  metadata, content licenses

�  complexity





�  complexity

�  simplified, blanket approach






�  complexity �  simplified, blanket approach

�  access







�  access

�  equal use and re-use for all







�  access �  equal use and re-use for all

�  moral and ethical







�  access �  equal use and re-use for all

�  moral and ethical

�  open licensing of public domain




THE ISSUES – for Users �  complexity and ambiguity



THE ISSUES – for Users �  complexity and ambiguity

�  ambiguity removed, easy to use



THE ISSUES – others �  income generation



THE ISSUES – others �  income generation �  do not need to apply policy to all resources



THE ISSUES – others �  income generation �  do not need to apply policy to all resources �  follow leadership

Copyright,Rijksmuseum,Bri(shLibrary


THE ISSUES – others �  income generation �  do not need to apply policy to all resources �  follow leadership �  sends powerful message



THE RISKS �  misuse, unwelcome media



THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation



THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation �  CC.0 is in perpetuity



THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation �  CC.0 is in perpetuity �  compliance with license



THE RISKS �  use, unwelcome media �  impact on income generation �  CC.0 is in perpetuity �  compliance with license �  can licenses be rescinded?



THE POLICY

�  up to 1000px wide �  core metadata �  OCR data �  business documents �  OGL compatible



THE POLICY

�  over 1000px wide �  extended metadata �  manual transcription



POLICY EXCEPTIONS

�  Europeana metadata



POLICY EXCEPTIONS

�  moving image �  non-digital �  restricted

NO CC LICENSE



IMPACT

�  hard to measure �  impact of print �  Wikipedia & Wikicommons



CHALLENGES TO EXPECT

�  organisational appetite �  rights in digitisation �  open & closed zealots �  deal with the “what if ..” �  opinions versus evidence �  rights management �  on-going review



coming soon

OPENLICENSINGFOR

CULTURALHERITAGE

by

FredSaundersonand

GillHamilton

FacetPublishing2017


THANK YOU

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